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Kathryn Pearson

Radiologist

Dr. Kathryn Pearson is a radiologist practicing in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Pearson specializes in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging techniques such as X-Rays, magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography exams. These techniques offer accurate visibility to the inside of the patients body and help to detect otherwise hidden illnesses so that they can be treated quickly and efficiently.
Kathryn Pearson
  • Jacksonville, Florida
  • Stanford University; University of California at San Francisco
  • Accepting new patients

Using radiation with prostate cancer

Your question is really for a Therapeutic Radiation Oncologist, which I am not (I am a Diagnostic Radiologist who has specialized in breast cancer diagnosis). That said, radioactive READ MORE
Your question is really for a Therapeutic Radiation Oncologist, which I am not (I am a Diagnostic Radiologist who has specialized in breast cancer diagnosis). That said, radioactive seed implants, surgically placed within the prostate, do emit radiation to treat the localized prostate cancer. Best regards to your uncle.